MICHELE BERNASCONI

 

Dipartimento di Economia

Universitą dell’Insubria

Via Monte Generoso 71 -  21100 Varese

Ph. +39-0332-395501

Fax. +39-0332-395509

michele.bernasconi@uninsubria.it

 

 

PERSONAL DETAILS

  • Citizenship: Italian
  • Place and date of birth: Pavia, 27th March 1961
  • Married with two children

 

CURRENT POSITION

  • Professor of Economics and Public Finance, Universitą dell’Insubria

since October 2000

  • Head of the Department of Economics, Universitą dell’Insubria

since November 2006

 

EDUCATION

  • University of York, UK: Ph.D in Economics, July 1992
  • Universitą di Pavia, Italy: Dottorato in economia, September 1993
  • Universitą di Pavia, Italy: Laurea in Economia e commercio, June 1985. Grade: 110/110 cum laude

 

PREVIOUS ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor of Economics, Universitą di Napoli, Italy, October 1998-October 2000
  • Assistant Professor of Public Finance, Universitą di Pavia, Italy, January 1994-October 1998
  • British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of York, UK, October 1992 -December 1993
  • Research Officer, Institute of Economics and Statistics, University of  Oxford, UK, July 1992-December 1992
  • Research Fellow, Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, University of York, UK, October 1988-September 1991.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Undergraduates: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Public Economics, History of Economic Thought, Decision Theory, Experimental Economics, Economics and Psychology, Economics and Ethics
  • Graduate: Microeconomics, Public Economics, Economics of Uncertainty, Experimental Economics, Economics and Psychology, Economics and Ethics

 

FIELDS OF INTEREST

  • Public finance
  • Experimental  economics
  • Economics and psychology

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Refereed Journals

 

“Measurement by subjective estimation: testing for separable representations”, with Christine Choirat and Raffaello Seri, 2007, Journal of Mathematical Psychology, forthcoming.

“Redistributive taxation in democracies: evidence on people satisfaction”, European Journal of Political Economy, 2006, vol. 22, pp. 809-837.

“Corporate financing decisions and non-debt tax shields: evidence from Italian experiences in the 1990s”, with Anna Marenzi and Laura Pagani, International Tax and Public Finance, 2005, vol. 12, pp. 741-773.

“Tax evasion, tax rates, and reference dependence”, with Alberto Zanardi, FinanzArchiv, 2004, vol. 60, pp. 422-445.

“An experimental analysis of social mobility comparisons”, with Valentino Dardanoni, Research on Economic Inequality, 2004, vol. 11, pp. 55-84.

“Evasione fiscale e reddito di riferimento: aspetti teorici ed evidenza empirica”, with Alberto Zanardi, Politica Economica, 2004, vol. 20, pp. 145-175.

“How should income be divided? Questionnaire evidence from the theory of ‘impartial preferences’”, Journal of Economics, vol. 9, 2002, pp. 163-196.

“Why do monetary policies matter? An experimental study of saving and inflation in an overlapping generations model”, with Oliver Kirchkamp, Journal of Monetary Economics, 2000, vol. 46, pp. 315-343.

“Tax evasion and orders of risk aversion”,  Journal of Public Economics, 1998, vol. 67, pp. 123-134.

“The Variable Frame Theory of focal points: an experimental study”, with Michael Bacharach, Games and Economic Behavior, 1997, vol. 19, pp. 1-45.

“Costo del capitale ed incentivi all'industrializzazione nel Mezzogiorno. Una stima per il periodo 1974-1991", with Anna Marenzi, Nord e Sud, 1996, vol. 43. pp. 67-99.

“Free-riding and the psychology of choice”, Public Finance/Finances Publiques, 1996, vol. 51, pp. 490-506.

“Evasione, pressione fiscale e progressivitą delle imposte”, Rivista di Diritto Finanziario e Scienza delle Finanze, 1995, vol. 54, pp. 538-553.

“Nonlinear preferences and two-stages lotteries: theories and evidence”, Economic Journal, 1994, vol. 104, pp. 54-70.

La nozione di capacitą contributiva: una prima indagine conoscitiva fra i cittadini romani”, with Mario Leccisotti, Rivista di Diritto Finanziario e Scienza delle Finanze, 1994, vol. 53, pp. 337-374.

“Different frames for the independence axiom: an experimental investigation in individual decision making under risk”, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1992, vol. 5, pp. 159-174.

“Sul contenuto normativo dei modelli alternativi all'utilitą attesa”, Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali, 1992, vol. 49, pp. 737-751.

“Violations of the reduction principle in an Ellsberg-type problem”, with Graham Loomes, Theory and Decision, 1992, vol. 32, pp. 77-100.

“Individual decision making under risk and uncertainty: a perspective in the literature”, Giornale degli Economisti ed Annali di Economia, 1991, vol. 50, pp. 125-150.

 

Other Publications

 

“I condoni nel sistema tributario Italiano”, in C. Guerra and A. Zanardi (eds.), La Finanza Pubblica Italiana. Rapporto 2006, pp. 377-405. Bologna, Il Mulino, 2006.

“Estimation of Separable Representations in Psychophysical Experiments”, with Cristine Choirat and Raffaello Seri, in B.G. Bara, L. Barsalou and M. Bucciarelli (eds.) Proceedings of the XXVII Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, pp. 244-249, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005.

“Measuring and evaluating social mobility: evidence on students’ questionnaire”, with Valentino Dardanoni, in S. Traub and U. Schmidt (eds.), Advances in Public Economics: Utility, Choice and Welfare - A Festschrift in Honor of Christian Seidl, pp. 173-195, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 2005.

“L’economia degli ‘esperimenti’”, in R. Viale (ed.), Le Nuove Economie, pp. 95-118, Il Sole 24 Ore, Milano, 2005.” Rigore fiscale e neo-liberismo”, in L. Bernardi (ed.), La Finanza Pubblica Italiana. Rapporto 2000, pp. 99-124, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2000.

“Eurosclerosi e disciplina fiscale: il dibattito”, in L. Bernardi (ed.), La Finanza Pubblica Italiana. Rapporto 1999, pp. 97-120. Bologna, Il Mulino, 1999.

“Un modello di scelte in condizioni di incertezza alternativo all'utilitą attesa: l'utilitą dipendente dal Regret con probabilitą dipendenti dal rango”, in A. Vercelli (ed.), Incertezza, razionalitą e decisioni economiche, pp. 103-119. Bologna, Il Mulino, 1998.

“Randomisation, mixed strategies and the reduction axiom”, in L. Luini (ed.), Uncertain decisions. Bridging theory and experiments, pp.129-146. Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998.

“Il deficit pubblico al 3%. Linee interpretative del processo di risanamento”, with Anna Marenzi, in L. Bernardi (ed.), La Finanza Pubblica Italiana. Rapporto 1998, pp. 85-108. Bologna, Il Mulino, 1998.

“Gli effetti redistributivi dell'evasione fiscale in Italia”, with Anna Marenzi, in Ricerche quantitative per la politica economica, pp. 1-38. Roma, Banca d'Italia, 1999.

“Distorsioni del sistema tributario italiano e proposte di riforma”, in L. Bernardi (ed.), La Finanza Pubblica Italiana. Rapporto 1997, pp. 87-109. Bologna, Il Mulino, 1997.

“Il finanziamento volontario della spesa pubblica: un test sperimentale di due approcci alternativi”,  in D. da Empoli and G. Muraro (ed.), Tendenze e criteri del nuovo stato sociale, pp. 153-173, Milano, Franco Angeli, 1997.

“L'evasione fiscale in Italia: evidenze empiriche”, with Luigi Bernardi, Quaderni del Dipartimento di economia pubblica e territoriale, Universitą di Pavia, N. 6/1996. (Published as supplement on il Fisco, n. 38, 21 October 1996).

“Decisioni di evasione ed analisi del rischio”, in A. Fossati and S. Giannini (eds), I Nuovi Sistemi Tributari, pp. 83-98. Milano, Franco Angeli, 1996.

“Il prelievo fiscale in Italia ed il confronto con l'Europa”, in L. Bernardi (ed.), La Finanza Pubblica Italiana. Rapporto 1996,  pp. 81-102. Bologna, Il Mulino, 1996.

“Evasione fiscale in Italia ed evoluzione recente degli strumenti di contrasto”, in L. Bernardi (ed.), La Finanza Pubblica Italiana. Rapporto 1995, pp. 111-135. Bologna, Il Mulino. 1995.

“Economia sperimentale ed analisi economica del settore pubblico”, in L. Bernardi (ed.), Formazione e valutazione delle politiche di Finanza Pubblica,  pp. 23-50. Bologna, Il Mulino. 1992.

“L'effetto del reference e la teoria del free-rider: l'analisi diagrammatici”, with Anna Marenzi, in A. Chiancone and F. Osculati (editors), Il Merito della Spesa, pp. 129-148. Milano, Franco Angeli. 1993.

 

Edited books

 

“Diritti, mercato, regole. Economia pubblica ed analisi economica del diritto”, M. Bernasconi and M. Marrelli (editors), Franco Angeli, Milano. 2004.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES AND AFFILIATIONS

 

  • Member of Editorial board of Mind & Society, 2005 – today
  • Affiliate to Econpubblica, Centre for Research on the Public Sector, Universitą Bocconi, Milan, 2007 -
  • Member of the Council of the “Societą Italiana di Economia Pubblica” (SIEP), 2000-2003
  • Member of “Nucleo Valutazione Spesa Pensionistica”, Italian Ministry of Welfare, April 2002-July 2006.
  • Member of Special Commission for the Evaluation of Italian Pension Reforms (Lex 335/95), Italian Ministry of Welfare, 2001..
  • Advisor in research assessment exercises (proposals and output), for: Italian Ministry of Education, various programs (COFIN, FIRB, CIVR) and years; German-Italian University Centre, “Programma Vigoni”; French-Italian University Centre, “Programma Vinci”.
  • Referee for the following journals: American Economic Review, Giornale degli Economisti, Economica, Economic Journal, European Journal of Political Economy, European Economic Review, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of Economics, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Politica Economica, Rivista di Scienza delle Finanze e Diritto Finanziario, Review of Income and Wealth, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Southern Economic Journal, International Tax and Public Finance, Review of International Economics and Finance.
  • External examiner in the Following Doctorate Programs (last two years): Bicocca, Milan (September 2007), University of Bari (June 2007); University of Siena (June 2006), University of Turin (March 2006),

 

MAIN GRANTS AND AWARDS

  • COFIN Project, “Theoretical and experimental research on behavioural decision models and on their implications for markets, contracts, ethics”, Italian Ministry of Education, National scientific coordinator, 2005
  • Cariplo contributions to Universitą dell’Insubria for project in “Experimental economics”, Coordinator of the project, 2003.
  • COFIN Project “The equality-efficiency trade-off for labor taxation in Europe”, Italian Ministry of Education, Local scientific coordinator, 2003.
  • Cariplo contributions to Universitą dell’Insubria for setting a “Laboratory in experimental economics”, Coordinator of the project, 2001.
  • COFIN Project “Public Sector Outlook in Italy after Adjustment for the Emu: Trends and Reforms”, Italian Ministry of Education, Local scientific coordinator, 1999.
  • COFIN Project “Experiments in Economics”, Italian Ministry of Education, Local scientific coordinator, 1997.
  • FAR Projects in monitoring Italian public finances, Universitą dell’Insubria, various years since 2000.
  • Jean Monnet Fellowship, European University Institute, 1997
  • British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship, The British Academy, London, 1993
  • Ellis Hunter teaching fellowship, University of York, UK, 1987 and 1988.
  • Research Fellowship, Ente Luigi Einaudi, Rome, 1987.
  • G. Mortara fellowship, Bank of Italy 1986.

 

 

OTHERS

Academic collaborations and visiting

Instructor and member of board of the Doctorate program in “Finanza Pubblica”, Universitą di Pavia, period 1994-2006. Instructor for various years in graduate courses in microeconomics and public economics.

Doctorate program in “Economia e Management”, Scuola Superiore di Sant’Anna, Pisa, 2002-2005.  Instructor in graduate courses in microeconomics and economics of bounded rationality

Universitą Bocconi, period 1997-2004. Instructor for course in Experimental economics.

Universitą Liuc, Castellanza (VA), period 1907-2004. Instructor in undergraduate courses in “Public Economics”.

University of Mannheim, visiting, June 1998 and July 2004.

Jean-Monnet Fellow, European University Institute, Florence, Italy, September 1996-September 1997

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), July-September 2000. Summer School, Instructor for course in Decision Theory.

 

Seminars and conferences (last three years)

Catholic University of Milan conference on: An Opprotuinity for Equality of Opportunity, December 2007.

Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, December 2007

CEPR Conference on The Formation of Human Capital and Knowledge, Bergen, May 2007

LUISS University, Rome, seminar, February 2007

Workshop on Distributive Issues and Questionnaire Studies, Barcelona, December 2006

SIEP Annual Conference, Pavia, September 2006

State University of Milan, invited seminar, May 2006

Fondazione Rosselli, Torino, invited seminar, May 2006

Freie Universität, Berlin, invited seminar, December 2005

ESA European Meeting, Alessandria, September 2005.

ECINEQ First International Meeting , Palma de Mallorca, July 2005.